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100 Books to Help You Deal With the Excessive Heat Here in the USA (And, Elsewhere)

So, the weather on this day, 22 June, 2024, is way too hot here in the eastern USA, but it's still somehow MUCH hotter in Death Valley, California. So, instead of crying about it we're putting together a list of 100 BOOKs to read, starting off with "Jaws" by Peter Benchley, which got turned into a summer blockbuster MOVIE back in 1975. As always, ENJOY, and Be AWARE of the SHARKs....!!!!
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Jaws (Peter Benchley)
Jaws
1
Peter Benchley
Valley of the Dolls (Jacqueline Susann)
Valley of the Dolls
2
Jacqueline Susann
The Stepford Wives (Ira Levin)
The Stepford Wives
3
Ira Levin
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
4
Chuck Palahniuk
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
5
Toni Morrison
The Killer Inside Me (Jim Thompson)
The Killer Inside Me
6
Jim Thompson
Paper Towns (John Green)
Paper Towns
7
John Green
Poland (James Michener)
Poland
8
James Michener
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
9
Carson McCullers
The Silver Linings Playbook (Matthew Quick)
The Silver Linings Playbook
10
Matthew Quick
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
11
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Wizard of Oz (Baum, Frank L.)
Wizard of Oz
12
Baum, Frank L.
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
13
Dashiell Hammett
Out of Africa (Isak Dinesen)
Out of Africa
14
Isak Dinesen
Travels With My Aunt (Graham Green)
Travels With My Aunt
15
Graham Green
Pet Semetary (Stephen King)
Pet Semetary
16
Stephen King
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
17
Hunter S. Thompson
World War Z (Max Brooks)
World War Z
18
Max Brooks
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp
19
John Irving
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
20
Margaret Atwood
All Boys Aren't Blue (George M. Johnson)
All Boys Aren't Blue
21
George M. Johnson
Wedding Night (Sophie Kinsella)
Wedding Night
22
Sophie Kinsella
Rum Punch (Elmore Leonard)
Rum Punch
23
Elmore Leonard
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
24
Aldous Huxley
Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
Breakfast of Champions
25
Kurt Vonnegut
Little Children (Tom Perrotta)
Little Children
26
Tom Perrotta
The Pursuit of Love (Nancy Mitford)
The Pursuit of Love
27
Nancy Mitford
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle
28
Upton Sinclair
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
29
Ken Kesey
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
30
Harper Lee
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint
31
Philip Roth
Brokeback Mountain (Annie Proulx)
Brokeback Mountain
32
Annie Proulx
The Fire Next Time (James Baldwin)
The Fire Next Time
33
James Baldwin
Less Than Zero (Bret Easton Ellis)
Less Than Zero
34
Bret Easton Ellis
Everything Is Illuminated (Safran Foer)
Everything Is Illuminated
35
Safran Foer
Psycho (Robert Bloch)
Psycho
36
Robert Bloch
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
37
Michael Crichton
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
38
William Styron
Billy Bathgate (E.L. Doctorow)
Billy Bathgate
39
E.L. Doctorow
From Russia With Love (Ian Fleming)
From Russia With Love
40
Ian Fleming
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